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Partners for Clean Air Illinois have issued an orange alert for air quality conditions in our area today. An orange alert means that the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
People with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, and people with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the presence of particles in the air.
Action days are usually called when the AQI gets into the unhealthy ranges. Different air pollution control agencies call them at different levels. In some places, action days are called when the AQI is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, or Code Orange. In this case, the groups that are sensitive to the pollutant should reduce exposure by reducing prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
